AK am i pot committed?

[jerryf1914]

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

SB: $24.75
BB: $21.25
UTG: $9.75
MP: $29.95
Hero (CO): $18.95
BTN: $28.85

Preflop: Hero is dealt A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (6 Players)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $1.00</font>, MP calls $1.00, <font color="red">Hero raises to $4.00</font>, 3 folds, UTG calls $3.00, MP folds

Flop: ($9.35) J/images/graemlins/club.gif 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets all-in for $5.75</font>, Hero ..

[calmB4storm]

Fold barring a major read on villain. I have to think that his range is quite narrow here, something like 99+, AJ+.

[Nick C]

If you have 6 clean outs, then you very nearly have the odds to call. Of course, you won't always have 6 outs when behind (you could be up against AJ, for instance), but then on occasion you'll actually have the best hand versus a shorty push. This may be a rare thing, but you don't have to have the best hand very often to make calling the play.

Readless, I think a call is fine here. If Villain really flopped big, you'd think he'd give you a chance to c-bet instead of leading into you. So I'm thinking there's a really good chance you're up against a hand like 88. And you don't really have the odds to call against a pair, especially if that pair could be, say, KJ (and it could), but I suspect that the chances you're up against an AQ or T9s hand that's taking a stand make up for that.

[ajml]

I agree with calling being fine. It's probably a high variance play but I think you are good pretty often.

[NSchandler]

I call.

[YesMehFriend]

I honestly have lack of experience in such situations - but will your average (unknown) villain call 3$ more pf and push the flop after your 3bet with AT/T9s and similar hands? I'd doubt that and expect him to have a pp, KJ, AJ etc. very often. I'd fold this without a read ...

[Chomp]

Yes, you are pot committed.

You are getting ~3/1 on your money, may already have the best hand, and probably have 25% equity if you are behind. Certain call.

[ama0330]

This call is very slightly -EV. Its super thin and folding is justifiable. Pot odds are like 2.6:1.

[ActionStan]

Wow is that way too narrow. He limp/called off 1/3 of his stack. That isn't the hallmark of an expert player. He could well have a PP, any PP. He could also have a couple of unpaired high cards. An unpaired A. Lots of things.

That said, I think a call here is pretty thin. I don't know that it makes any difference results-wise in the long run. I would call because I want to know what he's playing and note it in case I run across him again.

[wildzer0]

I usually call, but I also double up a lot of shortstacks /images/graemlins/smile.gif I think you'll see random crap like KT enough to make calling fine.

[KEW]

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This call is very slightly -EV. Its super thin and folding is justifiable. Pot odds are like 2.6:1.

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I FOLD...I think it's even more -EV when you take the rake into account...Villain is unlikely to be bluffing any unpaired hand worse then AK...

[wikemang]

While it appears that villain's donk is a steal at first glance, ask yourself what sort of hand he could be limp-calling off 1/3 of his stack with that you beat. I think this is a clear fold.